Strength in business investment won’t be sustained

We’re revising up our estimate of Q3 business investment as capital goods shipments surged and firms plan to spend the most on research and development in years. However, with a global manufacturing downturn now well underway and the yen set to strengthen again, the recent strength in manufacturing profits won’t last. Accordingly, firms will pull in their horns next year.

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